Factors of New Technology Adoption in the Retail Sector
研究了79家零售中小企业，找出影响其采纳硬件和软件技术的组织、结构和战略因素，包括行业、独立或连锁、分权程度、官僚化、战略主动性和时间跨度。
If small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in retailing are to be competitive in today's market, they need to master management and production information technologies. These technologies must be linked to the firm's operations, such as inventory, distribution, and shipping. The aim of this research is to identify the organizational, structural, and strategic factors that determine hardware and software technology adoption by retail SMEs. The sample is composed of 79 firms in the food (grocery), hardware, and (ladles') garment sectors. The determinant factors identified include sector, status (independent or affiliated), decentralization, bureaucratization, strategic proactiveness, and time-frame.